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Play charts migrant journey with aplomb
By Neena Badhwar Leviathan – a novel by John Birmingham depicts migrants as the mythical monster coming from the seas, which is how local Australians react when any new wave of migrants come. It charts the history of Sydney’s migration over 200 years of its settlement. During the gold rush it was the Chinese who […]
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BVB launches ‘Guldasta’ on Hindi Day
By Neena Badhwar Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Sydney celebrated Hindi Divas on September 14 at the NSW Parliament House theatrette with an impressive launch of a recently published anthology of poetry – a collection of poems by 47 poets from the subcontinent now living in Australia. Leader of the House, John Aquilina, said at the launch, […]
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SVT Brahmotsavam blesses 20,000
By Murali Dharan Over 20,000 devotees immersed in ‘Vaikunta Abubhava’, the divine experience of the Abode of Lord Vishnu, at the Sri Venkateswara Temple’s Brahmotsavam Festival, held over 10 days during October 8-18. It was massive, colourful and a feast for the mind, body and spirit with special attractions such as chariot processions, fireworks, free […]
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War of the rich
By Neena Badhwar Ambani brothers’ stories have always floated around amongst us Indians – that Mukesh Ambani has built for his residence a 64-story building in Mumbai with own carpark, helipad, health and spa centre and that it cost more than 1 billion dollars. Pictures of his lavish house also float through emails. Then Tina […]
Nov 18 2010 | Posted in Books | Read More »
Waheeda Rehman, the celestial nymph
By K Raman Waheeda Rehman in her hay days was a classical beauty with transcendental class in her film appearances. In the golden era of Hindi film making she was a true tinsel Goddess. She portrayed characters in approximately 84 films, most of them in the top hundred films of the century. She was born […]
God as mother is natural
By Kanaka Ramakrishna God is one and His aspects are many. As it is impossible for us to worship him in all His fullness and glory, we take up one or the other aspects God. The divine Spirit can be worshipped in many ways. The worship of God in the form of Mother is a […]
Nov 18 2010 | Posted in Body Mind Spirit | Read More »
Rituals and Etiquette
By Sunder Das “The great secret is not having good manners or bad manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manners for all human souls.” George Bernard Shaw As Rituals and Etiquette are inextricably connected I want to deal with them […]
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Hollywood gone Bolly
By Neeru Saluja If you are thinking only Commonwealth Games have put India in the spotlight, You are wrong. Our tinsel town is also getting a lot of attention from Hollywood, with a list of actors and singers joining the Bollywood bandwagon. After Kylie Minogue, Tania Zaetta, Denise Richards, Sylvestor Stallone and Snoop Dogg […]
The Dance of the Nautch Girls
By Gita Malik On the eve of August 21 when the election results kept many people glued to television at home, Enmore theatre was abuzz with an equally eager crowd ready for an evening of dance and drama. There was an excitement in the foyer as friends waited for each other before they settled […]
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